PIPING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS- ASSIGNMENT
1. What is a pipe?
2. What is the difference between pipe & tube?
3. What is meant by pipe schedule?
4. How is pipe thickness specified?
5. How is pipe size designated?
6. Convert 1 inch to mm?
7. What are the different type of pipe materials used?
8. How are pipes manufactured?
9. What is smls pipe?
10. What is ERW & EFW pipe?
11. What is A 106 Gr B?
12. What is ND, NB; what is its unit?
13. What is NPS, what is its unit?
14. What is difference between pipe & pipeline?
15. What are the different methods of joining two pipes?
16. What is ASME B36.10?
17. What is ASME B36.19?
18. What are the different pipe fittings?
19. What are the different type of reducers & their applications?
20. What are the type of flanges?
21. What are the type of elbows?
22. What is the elbow center of 90 degree LR, SR elbow?
23. What is ASME B 16.9?
24. What is the welding progression used in piping & pipelines?
25. What are isolation valves? Give examples?
26. What is a regulating valve? Give examples?
27. What is a check valve?
28. What is a PSV / PRV?
29. Draw the symbol of gate valve?
30. Draw the symbol of globe valve?
31. Draw the symbol of ball valve?
32. Draw the symbol of NRV?
33. Draw the symbol of PSV?
34. Draw a welded, flanged & threaded Ball valve symbol?
35. What are the types of piping supports?
36. What is WNRF?
37. What are the types of flanges?
38. What is the difference between class 150 & class 300 flange?
39. What is a gasket? What are the different types?
40. Name a semi-metallic gasket commonly used at site?
41. Which is the most commonly used gasket for normal operating pressure and
temperature?
42. Which gasket is used for high temperatures?
43. What is CAF gasket?
44. What is the process piping design code?
45. What is the power piping design code?
46. What is pipeline design code for liquid transportation?
47. What is pipeline design code for Gas transportation?
48. What are the Testing methods of a PSV/PRV?
49. What is the ASME standard for flanges?
50. What is the ASME standard for valves?
51. What is hydrotesting?
52. What is the hydrotest pressure for piping?
53. What is the hydrotest pressure for pressure vessels?
54. What is the holding period for hydrotest of piping?
55. What is vent & drain?
56. What is the allowable range of pressure gauges used for hydrotesting?
57. What is meant by Reinstatement of piping?
58. What is Pneumatic testing?
59. What is the test pressure for pneumatic testing?
60. How are leaks detected in a pneumatic test?
61. What is vacuum box testing?
62. What are the different drawings used in piping?
63. What is P & ID? What is its purpose?
64. What is GAD? What is its purpose?
65. What is isometric drawing?
66. Which drawing is used for piping erection?
67. Which drawing is used for piping fabrication?
68. Which drawing is used for easy identification of piping at site?
69. What is EL?
70. What is a punch list?
71. How is piping progress & welding progress measured?
72. What is PMI?
73. What is the design code for pressure vessels?
74. What are the parts of a pressure vessel?
75. Name a Carbon steel pipe specification?
76. Name an Alloy steel pipe specification?
77. Name a Stainless steel pipe specification?
78. Name a CS plate specification?
79. Name a CS elbow specification?
80. Name a CS flange specification?
81. Which material is normally used for boiler tubes?
82. What is a piperack?
83. What is the difference between weldolet & sockolet?
84. What is shop weld & field weld?
85. What is a pipe spool?
86. Name the sequence of pipeline construction?
87. What is ROW?
88. What is HDD?
89. What is meant by lowering?
90. What is HSS coating in pipelines?
91. What is Holiday Testing?
92. What is a Tie in weld in pipeline?
93. What is DFT?
94. What is meant by UTG / UTM?
95. Which probe is used for doing UTG? Why?
96. At what angle is Isometric Drawing made?
97. What are the different types of storage tanks?
98. What is a pontoon?
99. Where is a floating roof tank used?
100. What is a Breather valve?
101. Explain the steps in Tank fabrication?
102. What is an Annular plate?
103. What is a sketch plate?
104. What type of weld is done in joining two Annular plates?
105. What are the types of piping insulation?
106. What material is used for cold insulation?
107. What material is used for hot insulation?
108. Explain various steps in doing an insulation?
109. What is the purpose of a cladding?
110. What are the different surface preparation standards available?
111. Which is the highest level of surface preparation as per ISO?
112. What conditions are to be satisfied for starting blasting?
113. Which instrument is used for weather monitoring?
114. What equipment's are required for abrasive blasting?
115. Name some commonly used abrasives?
116. How to do salt test after blasting?
117. What is Utility piping?
118. What is process piping?
119. Which are the different types of cooling towers?
120. Which cooling tower is used in Power plants?
